[ It's definitely a no, but his shoulders curl in as he listens to her. ]

...yeah. I know.

[ About communication being important. ]

But I also know I'm still... missing things. I mean, we used to be [ tiniest hitch ] close, sure, but... here? I barely know him. That's the only memory I have so far of him as an adult. And apparently we hadn't seen each other in years at that point. Why?

[ Shakes his head, then points his eyes at the floor. ]

At least I know it wasn't because of this. Too bad for the producers, that'd be — really funny for them.